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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Fri Jul 7, 2017, 10:53 AM Jul 2017

This Is Trump's Plan to Team Up With Putin in Syria--and Leave Assad in Power

Trump finally has a Syria strategy. It relies on Russian soldiers and a dictator who Trump said in April had to go.

SPENCER ACKERMAN
07.06.17 7:00 PM ET

For once, Rex Tillerson is not freelancing.

Late Wednesday, ahead of the first-ever meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, the secretary of state suggested that the U.S. is willing to explore “joint mechanisms” with Russia to stabilize the vicious Syrian civil war.

After a dizzying series of policy shifts on Syria, administration and congressional sources tell The Daily Beast that Team Trump is introducing the beginnings of a new strategy for Syria—one that, in the short term at least:

• leaves dictator Bashar al-Assad in power;

• acquiesces to the idea of “safe zones” proposed by Russia and its allies;

• leans on cooperation from Moscow, including the use of Russian troops to patrol parts of the country.

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http://www.thedailybeast.com/this-is-trumps-plan-to-team-up-with-putin-in-syriaand-leave-assad-in-power

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This Is Trump's Plan to Team Up With Putin in Syria--and Leave Assad in Power (Original Post) DonViejo Jul 2017 OP
Putin has all the paperwork ready to go. Demtexan Jul 2017 #1
So basically... Zoonart Jul 2017 #2
No question: that's why only he and tollerson in the meeting. There will be NO readout either. onecaliberal Jul 2017 #3
So, in short.... Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2017 #4
No, it's not Trump's plan. It is Putin's plan... Wounded Bear Jul 2017 #5

Demtexan

(1,588 posts)
1. Putin has all the paperwork ready to go.
Fri Jul 7, 2017, 10:56 AM
Jul 2017

Just sign in the proper places.

That is why the secret meeting.

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,085 posts)
4. So, in short....
Fri Jul 7, 2017, 11:12 AM
Jul 2017

....just give Russia everything they wanted.

Sad.

Predictable.

Very predictable.

But still....sad.

Wounded Bear

(58,440 posts)
5. No, it's not Trump's plan. It is Putin's plan...
Fri Jul 7, 2017, 11:27 AM
Jul 2017

Trump don't do plans. He's also a wholly owned subsidiary of Putin.

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